South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Davos, Switzerland in January.

South Africa's President takes on unions

To reignite growth in a stagnating economy and lower unemployment that has hit 27 per cent, Cyril Ramaphosa may need to take on the movement he helped create.

Rescuers work at the scene of Sunday's crash, which dealt a huge blow to Ethiopia Airlines' business plan.

Setback for an African airline trying to grow

Like so many of the airline’s pilots before him, Yared Getachew, 29, who died on Sunday in the crash of Flight 302, was a graduate of the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy.

The Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 jetliner stands at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on ...

Boeing scrambles to contain fallout from Ethiopia crash

Boeing on Tuesday was scrambling to deal with the fallout from the deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. It was the second time in a matter of months that a 737 Max 8 crashed just minutes after an erratic takeoff.